Yes, I said it – the Superbowl is a waste of money and time. The hype behind this game, remember it is a game, is ridiculous. I'm so sick of professional sports, even college athletics. I used to sit down for 2 to 3 hours straight with a bag of chips and a tall glass of soda to watch my favorite team. This time was spent yelling at the T.V., getting frustrated, annoyed, angry and excited at every shot, call, catch, run, penalty, foul, etc. What a waste of time!
Wake up! Those 3 hours could be spent playing with your kids, making dinner for your family, talking to friends, getting stuff done around the house, or just talking and relaxing with your significant other about something more meaningful than a stupid game where all the athletes are drastically overpaid. I don't think any of them should be our kids' heroes because the majority of these athletes are self-centered jerks.
Most (maybe all) of these guys make more money than the President of the United States. Something is really wrong here. The only thing these guys do is play a game – football players, play what 17 games in a season tops?
I admit it, occasionally when the Seahawks (yes I'm a Seahawks fan) are televised I'll watch some of the game. Last time I watched a game it annoyed me so much I turned it off and vowed never to watch a game again.
Our society, puts value in places that just don't deserve it. Entertainers are not saving the world, well unless you are Oprah and you think you are saving the world. Actually, Oprah does a lot of good and has a mountain of money to donate, so I'll leave her alone. The television has demonstrated to me our society is extremely shallow – We just sit there and drool on ourselves everyday letting our brains turn to mush.
Let me be clear about something, I am not claiming that I never watch TV, hell my son is sitting there drooling on himself right now watching Thomas the Train; plus there are a few programs out there that I watch, I just can't turn off Family Guy when it is on. I simply wish people (myself included) would pay less attention to the TV and quit putting all of these athletes on a pedestal then maybe people that really deserve the money could make more of it like social workers, teachers, soldiers, and nurses. Again, as I stated with Oprah, there are some pro athletes that spend a lot of their time and money on charities, and are genuinely good people, but how can they justify making multiple millions of dollars for playing 17 games over the course of 5 months?
So, stand by me and turn off your 50" Plasma TV and have a nice dinner with your family and let those football players play their little game.
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